Tradition of the Elders (Clean and Unclean)
Pharisees criticize the disciples for eating with unwashed hands. Jesus rebukes their tradition for nullifying God's command and teaches that defilement comes from the heart, not from food.
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Mark adds the editorial comment "Thus he declared all foods clean" (7:19), a radical interpretive gloss absent from Matthew. Mark also explains Jewish handwashing customs for his Gentile (likely Roman) readers, while Matthew assumes his Jewish audience already knows them.
Focuses on the corban (dedicated offering) practice that lets people neglect their parents.
Explains Jewish purity customs for Gentile readers and adds the sweeping editorial note declaring all foods clean.
The bulk of Jesus's public work centered in Galilee: calling of the Twelve, the Sermon on the Mount, parables, miracles, and growing opposition.
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